House Committee on General, Housing, and Military Affairs

AGENDA

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February 23, 2021 - February 26, 2021

Last Updated 2/26/2021 1:11 PM

Meetings will be livestreamed here unless otherwise noted

Tuesday, February 23, 2021

10:00 AM                   House Floor

12:00 PM                   Lunch and Caucuses

1:00 PM                   J.R.H. 2 - Joint resolution sincerely apologizing and expressing sorrow and regret to all individual Vermonters and their families and descendants who were harmed as a result of State-sanctioned eugenics policies and practices

Carol McGranaghan, Chair, Vermont Commission on Native American Affairs

Don Stevens, Chief, Nulhegan Band of the Coosuk-Abenaki Nation

Rich Holschuh, Executive Director, Atowi Project

Lucy Neel, Nulhegan Tribe Indian Education Coordinator, Holland, Vermont

Doug Bent, Member of Koasek Tribe, Commissioner, Vermont Commission on Native American Affairs

-                                   Adjourn

Wednesday, February 24, 2021

9:00 AM                   H. 256 - An act relating to improving rental housing health and safety

Introduction

Rep. Thomas Stevens, Sponsor

Sarah Carpenter, Chair, Rental Housing Advisory Board

-                                   H. 157 - An act relating to registration of construction contractors

Christopher Curtis, Chief, Public Protection Division, Attorney General's Office

Lauren Hibbert, Director, Office of Professional Regulation, Secretary of State's Office

Guy Payne, Executive  Director, Sustainable Energy Outreach Network

Jim Bradley, President, Home Builders and Remodelers Association - Invited

Aaron Ancel, Carpenter, Central Vermont - Invited

Matt Musgrave, Government Affairs Director, Associated General Contractors of Vermont

-                                   H. 200 - An act relating to regulating short-term rentals

Introduction

Rep. Emilie Kornheiser, Sponsor

11:45 AM                   Break

1:15 PM                   House Floor

15 mins after Floor                   H. 96 - An act relating to creating the Truth and Reconciliation Commission Development Task Force

Rep. Harold "Hal" Colston, Co-sponsor, House Committee On Government Operations

Amanda Garces, Director of Policy, Education and Outreach, Vermont Human Rights Commission

Damien Leonard, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

Rep. Kevin "Coach" Christie, Sponsor

-                                   H. 232 - An act relating to promoting land and home ownership and economic opportunity

Introduction

Rep. Katherine Sims, Sponsor

-                                   H. 273 - An act relating to promoting racial and social equity in land access and property ownership

Introduction

Rep. Brian Cina, Sponsor

-                                   Adjourn

Thursday, February 25, 2021

9:00 AM                   J.R.H. 2 - Joint resolution sincerely apologizing and expressing sorrow and regret to all individual Vermonters and their families and descendants who were harmed as a result of State-sanctioned eugenics policies and practices

Susan Aranoff, Senior Planner and Policy Analyst, Vermont Developmental Disabilities Council

Terry Holden, Member, Vermont Developmental Disabilities Council

Max Barrows, Outreach Director, Green Mountain Self Advocates

Susan Aichroth, Self Advocate and Former Resident of the Brandon Training School

A.J. Ruben, Supervising Attorney, Disability Rights Vermont

Kim Chase, Self Advocate, Essex Junction

Jeff Benay, Representative, Abenaki Nation of Missisquoi

11:45 AM                   Break

1:15 PM                   House Floor

2:00 PM                   Results of the Votes for Sergeant at Arms, Adjutant and Inspector General, Trustees of the UVM and State Agricultural College

Joint Assembly

15 mins after Floor                   Housing and Homelessness

General remarks and farewell

Erhard Mahnke, Coordinator, Vermont Affordable Housing Coalition - Invited

-                                   H. 314 - An act relating to reducing first- and third-class license fees for the year 2021

Introduction

Rep. Matthew Birong, Sponsor

-                                   H. 313 - An act relating to miscellaneous amendments to alcoholic beverage laws

Introduction and walk-through

Rep. Matthew Birong, Sponsor

Tucker Anderson, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

-                                   H. 178 - An act relating to low-alcohol spirits beverages

Introduction

Rep. Tommy Walz, Sponsor

Tucker Anderson, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

-                                   Adjourn

Friday, February 26, 2021

9:00 AM                   H. 157 - An act relating to registration of construction contractors

Rep. Mark Higley, Lowell - Invited

9:30 AM                   House Floor

15 min after Floor                   H. 149 - An act relating to modernizing statutes related to the Vermont National Guard

Walk-through  - as time allows

Damien Leonard, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

11:45 AM                   Break

1:00 PM                   H. 96 - An act relating to creating the Truth and Reconciliation Commission Development Task Force

Rev. Christopher Cockrell, Representative, Vermont Racial Justice Foundation

Mark Hughes, Executive Director, Vermont Racial Justice Alliance

-                                   H. 149 - An act relating to modernizing statutes related to the Vermont National Guard

Walk-through - if not covered earlier in the day.

Damien Leonard, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

-                                   Adjourn

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 Ron Wild at rwild@leg.state.vt.us